Obituaries

June Lola Smith, the daughter of Arthew and Greeba (Miller) Smith was born June 24, 1932, in Spencer, Iowa.  She received her education at Spencer High School.

     Throughout her life, she lived in Spencer where she was a member of the First Baptist Church.  June had…

    Helen Dorothy Mielke, the daughter of Albert and Alice (Grotefeld) Koechert, was born April 17, 1920 in rural Everly, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Everly where she received her education, graduating from Everly Consolidated High School in 1938.  She…

     Wayne Wilford Kress was born to Charles and Amy (Carrigan) Kress at their home south of Ayrshire, Iowa, on July 10, 1921. Wayne was only one and a half years old when he lost his father, and he spent his childhood years with his mother and siblings as tenants on different…

     So often in life the divine gives us lessons.  Those lessons blend into our lives; sometimes we get them right away; sometimes after the fact.  Whether we get them right away, or after the fact matters not…it is important that we get the whisper from the…

Patricia (Patty) McCurdy Wilson, 85, of Blue Springs, MO passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021. 

      She was born December 7, 1935 to Duane and Dorothy (Fries) McCurdy in Spencer, Iowa. Patty graduated from Spencer High School in 1954. She attended business school in…

Fern Louise…

 Ashford Donavon Williamson IV, the son of Ashford Williamson III and Lila (Pixler) Williamson, was born March 29, 1963 in Sioux City, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in…

Donovan Chris Nielsen, the son of Donovan Irving and Ella Majoria Guthrie Nielsen, was born May 4, 1945, in Sioux City, Iowa.  Chris was baptized on December 22, 1946 and confirmed on April 7, 1963, at the First Congregational Church in Spencer.  He received his education and graduated…

   Lela Campbell Warren, the daughter of Lorenzo and Darlane (Wright) Campbell was born June 4, 1936.  She spent her childhood years in Royal, Iowa, where she attended school.

   Lela moved to Spencer in 1987.  She was employed by Wonder Whip of Fostoria, Iowa. …

  Phyllis Jean Anderson, the daughter of Leo and Lena Westphal Struve was born on May 6, 1933, on a farm northwest of Paullina, Iowa. She started school in Sutherland, Iowa, and went through 8^th grade. She attended school in Hartley, Iowa, graduating in 1951.
  She married Duane Anderson…

     Doretta Magdalena Unrau, the daughter of William and Dora Appeldorn Holck, was born April 1, 1921 in Pipestone, MN.  The family moved to Iowa in 1932.  Doretta received her early education and graduated from Marcus High School in 1939.

     Doretta…

Bessie Brinkley, daughter of Clarence S. Harris and Julia C. (Mills) Harris was born August 14, 1928 in Lake Township.  She received her education at Lake Center Schools.  She taught in Clay County rural schools. 

     Bessie met a handsome man, Laverne Brinkley…

Here is the link for the livestream of the funeral service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer

www.spencersacredheart.com/funerals



Karen Kay Arndt of Spencer, IA passed away at the age of 75 on January 4, 2021 in Spencer.  Karen was born in Yankton, SD on November 2, 1945 the ninth of…

     Marilyn was born in Des Moines, IA to Lawrence (Larry) and Wilberta (Billie) Dannenberg and spent her younger years in Storm Lake, IA.  After graduating from Storm Lake High School, she attended college in Rockford, IL and then completed her teaching degree at the Iowa…

     The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff of June E. Nylen Cancer Center, Sioux…

Lois Irene Ginger, 87, retired Registered Nurse, died December 30, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

     The daughter of Glenn R. Ginger and Luella M. Ginger, she was born December 30, 1933, in Spencer, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm with an older sister (Margaret Ginger…

     Sullivan “Sully” Tavin McGuire, the son of Ryan and Melissa (Harms) McGuire was born March 16, 2005 in Fairmont, MN. His childhood years were spent in the Blue Earth, MN area, where he attended school, through the 8^th grade. He moved to Spencer, IA where he attended…

Marlys Elaine Meyer, the daughter of Ralph and Florence (Versteeg) Fie was born July 3, 1934 in Sheldon, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sheldon and Alta, Iowa.  Her family moved to Spencer when she was in Kindergarten and this is where she received her education. While in high school,…

     Ronald Alan Christofferson, 79, of Clearwater, FL died peacefully on Monday December 28^th, 2020. He was born June 10, 1941 in Milford, IA, the son of Florence Virginia Andersen Christofferson and Bjerne C. Christofferson.

     Ronald served in the US…

   Holly Anne Donaldson, daughter of George and Lorraine (Welch) Donaldson, was born on December 14, 1955, in Waterloo, Iowa. The family moved to Webster City for a short time, then to Minneapolis, eventually moving back to Waterloo. She graduated from West High School in Waterloo.…

     Bonnie Jean Sorensen-Kunath was born in Hampton, Iowa February 24^th 1925 to Jacob and Christine Rust Sorensen. She spent her childhood years in Latimer, Iowa where she enjoyed the rural community and the Danish traditions of the area. At the age of 14 she and her family…

     George Russell Koenig, 91 years old was born January 2, 1929 in Blair, Nebraska.

     George spent his childhood years growing up in Blair, NE. In 1943, when George was 14, his parents William P. & Ingery Koenig moved their family to Northwest Iowa…

Loueen Sylvia Huberg, daughter of Merrill and Ruth Smith Mohr, was born October 11, 1937 in Spencer, Iowa. Loueen grew up on the farm south of Spencer and attended the country school. She graduated from Greenville Rossie.   After graduation, Loueen married Charles Huberg on June 5, 1955 at the…

     Lois A. Simmons passed away on December 24, 2020, at the Spencer Hospital.   She was born November 7, 1926 in Sac County, Iowa, to Frederick and Frieda (Clausen) Blass.

Lois graduated from Spencer High School and worked as a bookkeeper at Bjornstad Drug Store…

Miles Bruce Rohan, the son of LaMont Edward and Donna Jean (Irvine) Rohan, was born September 1, 1948 in Sioux City, IA.  His childhood years were spent in Newcastle, NE, where he received his education, graduating from Newcastle High School in 1966.  He continued his education at Wayne…

     Helen Joy Porter, the daughter of George and Emma (Zeman) Lovrien was born December 16, 1930 in Laurens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Webb and Gillett Grove, IA area, where she attended school and graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1948. She attended Buena…

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family.

Memorials may be sent to: Sue Hammen
                                        9614 NW Beaver Dr.
         …

     Duane Olin Anderson, the son of Clarence and Josephine (Batcheler) Anderson was born on December 18, 1927 in Peterson, Iowa. He graduated from Peterson High School in 1945. He then enlisted in the Navy where he spent from January 1946 to December of 1947. He was honorably…

Dick, the son of Harlan and Beth Seeley, was born on October 25, 1953 in DeSmet, South Dakota. He grew up in South Dakota and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, to become a civil engineer. He met Dawn DeVries at SDSU, and the two were married on August 25, 1979. They lived in…

     Grace Ellen Hastings, the daughter of Floyd Everett and Alice Muriel (Pierce) Wilkie, was born August 6, 1936 in Alpha, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Clay…

Mildred Martena Klett, the daughter of Marten and Anna (Bleeker) Roskens, was born July 15, 1922 on the family farm north of Everly.  She…

     Frances Irene LeMaster, the daughter of Clive and Alta (Wittchen) Prentice, was born on February 26, 1920 in Terril, IA. She graduated from Everly High School in 1937. Frances went to Iowa Methodist Hospital School of Nursing from 1938-1941. She was a R.N there until she…

Last night as I (her eldest daughter) was taking a hot bath and naturally thinking of my mom’s last breaths, I was interrupted by the shower attachment going off and spraying me with freezing water.

It was her.

Our mom was well known for countless things, but perhaps over them all, was…

Richard Dean Pierson, the son of Andy H. and Amanda (Woelenberg) Pierson, was born April 6, 1934, in Clay County, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in the Dickens and Gillett Grove area where he received his education and graduated from Gillett Grove High School.
Dick married Donna Hansen,…

     Allen Myron Swanson, the son of Myron and Mildred (Toft) Swanson was born February 15, 1946 in Hartley, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Royal, IA area, where he attended school, and graduated from Royal High School in 1964.

     Allen married Linda…

     Jane Ardyce Larson, the daughter of Wayne and Irma (Waggoner) Pickering was born February 6, 1934 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Greenville, IA area where she attended school and graduated from Greenville Rossie High School in…

     Eugene Harry Johnson, the son of Ernest and Grayce (Pedersen) Johnson, was born February 7, 1928 in Alta, IA.  

      Gene grew up on the farm and though he left the farm, the love of farming never left him. Gene graduated from Fairview…

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family. 
MEMORIALS MAY BE SENT TO:
Gordon Jones
90 Echo Bay Drive
Tonka Bay, MN 55331

Elsie Mae Jones, the daughter of Paul and Emma (Christiansen) Paulsen, was born January 29, 1919 at her parent’s home in Peterson, Iowa. …

Hilda Marie Schomaker, the daughter of John and Lorene (Peterson) Schomaker, was born November 30, 1947 in Spencer, Iowa.  Her childhood was spent in the Gillett Grove and Greenville, IA area and she received her education in South Clay schools.

     Hilda moved to Spencer…

     Kenneth “Ken” Dean Hicks, the son of Darold and Dorothy (Alberts) Hicks, was born November 30, 1951, in Primghar, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Primghar where he received his education, graduating from Paullina High School.  Ken entered the…

     Cleber Daniel Meyer, the son of Ernest and Elsie (Krager) Meyer was born December 18, 1928 in Moneta, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Moneta, where he received his education, played school baseball and basketball, sang in the school choir, played the clarinet, and…

Every time Alex listened to music, he requested Cat Stevens, and now more than ever, one of his song lyrics rings true:

“Oh very young, what will you leave us this time
You're only dancin' on this earth for a short while
And though your dreams may toss and turn you now
They will vanish away…

   Nichole Crystal Burch was born in Grenada Hills, California, on May 27, 1982, to Jess William Burch, III and Anita Sposato.  Nichole’s first marriage to Denny Roach gifted the world with two beautiful children, Alyssa Burch (19) and Bailee Roach (15).  Nichole fell in…

 
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